Okay, the fourth chapter is finally here! In case you didn't know, I had to edit the end of the third chapter to make the transition work. (It will explain why Alice is suddenly getting a vision instead of actually walking to the emergency room, making more sense in context to the fourth chapter!) This chapter is a bit of a filler/transition, so they haven't gone to see the newborn yet. Be patient! Thanks to Gotsta Have My Hardy for endorsing my story on her profile! Love ya
Ava's POV:
We had been waiting for 15 minutes. Hayden still hadn't put on his hospital gown since the chances of the gurney showing up were pretty slim. Most of the hospital staff were paging eachother and looking up different symptoms suffered by the new emergency arrival.
Our meeting with the doctor had been really short, yet eventful in a way that could affect how long we'll have to wait at the hospital.
Dr. Carlisle was really nice, and quite muscular, if I do say so myself. It's strange, he looks a bit too young to have kids... I wonder if he gets botox injections every once in awhile? Then again, botox doesn't always have the most flattering results. Whatever age-reversal treatment he's using, it's definitely working.
"I'm starved, wanna go get something to eat?" asked Hayden as though we were waiting through half-time at the Mariner's game.
"But you're not supposed to eat right before the surgery," I reminded him, despite the fact that my own stomach was growling.
"Who knows how long we'll have to wait, the doctor seemed like he would be awhile," he persuaded, smiling convincingly.
I sighed in defeat. "Alright, but not too much. I don't want something to go wrong just because you overdid it on the French fries," I joked lamely.
We went down the elevator that led to the main hallway. Turning left from there, we could see a glimpse of the emergency entrance.
I stopped to have a look, and Hayden slowed down to wait for me a few feet ahead.
Then I caught site of the strangest thing! There was a large group of about six people clustered by the old vending machine a little ways away. As I looked closer, I could see Carlisle and Rosalie with them. The others were just as pale and breathtakingly beautiful.
"Those are the rest of the Cullens," Hayden said. "For the two adopted ones, Rosalie and Jasper, they sure seem to have the same unnatural characteristics."
"Hayden, I'm sure there are such things as people who are born that good-looking," I argued, although I still couldn't convince myself of this impossible theory. "They probably just airbrush their skin because they're divas or something."
He chuckled at my naivety.
We weren't very loud, but one of the guys turned around to look at me. It's as though he knew what I was thinking...
Then he put a smile on his perfect face and started walking towards me. Oh crap, I thought. I hate confrontation! Then again, he's not bad looking...maybe he'll be nice and tell the doctor we've been waiting so long.
"Hello, I'm Edward Cullen," he said politely, extending a hand. "Do you need directions to the McDonald's?"
"No thanks," said Hayden, who was about Edward's height. "We can find our own way, thank you."
Edward's POV:
The kid, who's name I had gathered as Hayden Elliott, was jealous. I hated this kind of thing, I already have a true love. Why does every man think I would let their woman run off with me? Looks aren't everything, you know. Especially in the case of vampires.
I hope Ava doesn't fall for him, I could hear him thinking. Why does he bother to dazzle her with his perfect looks? Atleast I've got a personality! Ugh, I hope McDonald's has still got that 2 for 1 deal on quarter-pounders. I should have about ten bucks left in my wallet from that discount on the new sound system for the band's concert performances. Hopefully my wrist is better soon...
"Have a good day, then," I stated in my most friendly way. Sometimes mind-reading can be more of a curse than a blessing...I don't have a personality?
Then, another thought found my head.
Edward! I could hear Alice's thoughts yelling at me. Hurry up, we've got to check on the newborn. Stop dawdling!
I walked swiftly yet visibly to the group, who were vaguely aware I just awkwardly confronted a mesmerized teenager and her jealous boyfriend about the whereabouts of America's favourite fast-food chain.
Jasper's POV:
Alice leaned on my shoulder for support as Edward stalked away to deal with a couple of nosy teenagers. From what I could see of her blank eyes, I knew she was having another vision.
"What do you see?" I asked her, wondering if the date my Halo 3 game would arrive was set in stone.
She said nothing for a few moments, while Rosalie was talking to Emmett about how wretched the hospital is and that she wanted to be home with him.
Finally Alice looked at me and softly murmured "We will have an unexpected visitor when we check out the newborn. I can't tell whether or not the visitor is vampire or human..."
I calmed the room a bit, there was too much uncertainty in the air. An unexpected visitor? We'd better get going... But how will we explain it all?
Hayden's POV
Ava and I sat down at a small window-table by McDonald's.
I wolfed down my quarter-pounder, thankful their limited meal deal was still in session. Ava ate delicately, fidgeting with the tines of a useless plastic fork.
"This isn't so bad, is it?" I said, making small conversation. "The weather outside isn't as gray as it was yesterday."
"I guess not," she replied distantly, breaking off the fork's head.
"My surgery will probably be canceled, it's no big deal."
"Then what, are we going to just come here again tomorrow so I can stress about that too?" I could see shades of pink blossoming on her cheeks.
My cellphone rang, interrupting our minor argument. Great timing!
"Yeah?" I answered.
"Hayden, man, you won't believe what just happened!" A familiar voice was on the other line, belonging to one of my band members, Lucas Aymes.
"What, did you lose your keys again?"
"Good guess, but the price is wrong."
"Stop playing Bob Barker and get to the point..." I was getting a little impatient, well, maybe more than just a little.
"Porter went missing last night," he explained, the mood of our conversation turning solemn. "Some guy found him on the side of the road and called 911. He's at the hospital right now at emergency."
Porter was Luke's half-brother, not to mention the drummer of our band.
"How did you find out?" I asked, my brain buzzing with back-up theories to this horrible event. I couldn't get my head straight to figure it out now.
"The hospital found his cellphone stuffed into his back pocket, they found my number under 'emergency numbers' and called. I just got to the hospital 2 minutes ago, the secretary is looking up his name as we speak. Where are you, Hay?"
"I'm at the McD's by the main entrance. I had my surgery scheduled for this morning, remember?"
"Oh right, I completely forgot you were here today. Did you happen to see him at all?"
I racked my brain. The only people I saw were geriatric patients and that random mutant by emergency. I know for a fact that Porter is not over 65 and is most likely not that emergency case...
"Wait a second, did you say he was in emergency?" I asked.
" Yeah, they wheeled him in there about 10 minutes ago. The secretary said his condition is labeled as 'unknown'."
Ava's eyes grew wide, as she could hear Luke on the other line. My pulse quickened, it couldn't be...
"You still there?" He sounded slightly worried.
"Yeah, I'm still here...listen, I'll meet you in two minutes by the emergency entrance. Ava's here too."
I hung up while Ava gathered her things.
"Well," sighed Ava, "I guess your surgery will have to be re-scheduled. I'm okay with it, I just get so worried sometimes. Hospitals still kind of bother me..."
"Don't worry," I comforted, putting a protective arm around her. "Hospitals kind of bother me, too."
"Do you think that..." she trailed off.
"The emergency arrival is Porter?" I finished for her. "I don't know, that's something we'll have to find out..."
Okay, that was the fourth chapter. (I'm still not sure how many chapters this story will be, I'll have to see how far I'm going with this. Don't worry though, I'll keep updating!) Read and Review please :D
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P.S. Don't be afraid to critique or provide more ideas for elements in the story, I might develop writer's block in the future.